someone at work got me this for christmas last year, best present I got that wasn't actual whisky
I think you're paying more for the age and rarity (and the wooden box) than the actual taste experience. as far as really good Irish Whiskies go, you can't really go wrong than the Redbreast (also by Middleton).
My current favourite is this Balblair I got about a year ago (makin it last)
